BRITISH ISRAEL DOCTRINE PROBLEMS.

BRITISH ISRAEL DOCTRINE PROBLEMS.

By: Arnold Kennedy aekennedy@xtra.co.nz .

INTRODUCTION.

It seems that the entire Israel-Identity movement is corrupted in the UK, the traditional identity view held by most British Israelites being supplemented by the following beliefs:

That the Bible had a definite plan for the "restoration of all earthly things to the perfections of the Garden of Eden".
That all mankind came from Adam.
That the blessing God made by covenant to Abraham, is also available to believers in Jesus Christ from all other races.
That Israel’s purpose is "to save the world".

These views can be seen to be contradictory because the all over effect is that ultimately there is no difference between Abraham’s seed and the seed of all other peoples, in regard to God’s blessing.

It is not proposed to consider points (a) and (b) here in any detail, or to discuss the universal reconciliation that belief (a) infers. We are not considering any doctrines such as the USA-Zion concept, and that is a separate issue. The latter two points are what we will look at in more detail.

QUOTATIONS FROM BRITISH ISRAEL SOURCES.

To get a feeling for what is presented by British Israelites, some of their quotations will first be given.

Through the blessing upon Jacob-Israel, God will bless all the other nations of the earth.
When Israel should show some signs of becoming a colonising people and company of nations, they would also show signs of bringing the blessings of the Gospel on a word-wide scale to the nations of the earth.
Only in the recognition of the Anglo-Saxon peoples as modern-day Israel, with the Throne of David in their midst, can a definite plan be seen for the redemption of all mankind, by God from the original sin of Adam, back to the perfection which pertained in the Garden of Eden, prior to the ‘fall of man’ ".
The prophecies relating to modern-day Israel-Britain, the more it appears evident what a tremendous debt our nation and the world owe to Jesus Christ.
Christ died for the redemption of the Israel nation, as well as for the salvation of every individual in the world who accepts Him as the Son of God and as their personal saviour.
Israel is God’s servant nation to perform His will, so that through us blessing will be brought to all people.
This personal salvation is of course open to all individuals of all nations.
Jesus Christ is the redeemer who, through His one great sacrifice has ensured the ensured the eventual complete success of the Plan of God, in spite of the sin of the Israel nation, and the sin of the world.
Israel’s purpose is to take the message to the very ends of the earth.
Israel is instrumental in the calling out of the Church – those believers from all nations who are overcomers.

THE SOURCE OF THESE DOCTRINES.

British Israelites, in tune with their churches, take their cue from the wording translators have given to what is often named, "The calling of Abraham".

Genesis 12:1-3 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

The majority of versions have something very similar to the phrase, "and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed". The Youngs Literal translation reads, "And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground".

So we need to review this traditional understanding as it contradicts many other passages. We will start with the same passage as quoted in the New Testament.

Gal 3:7-9 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. And the scripture foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached (proclaimed) before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, in thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

This verse together with and the verses below, are favoured by universalists because they seem to present a universal gospel for all races. "Nations" is sometimes translated emotively as "Heathen" to try to add weight to the universal argument. To understand any passage of Scripture it is necessary to look at it as a whole by going back to the prophecy behind it to see what it is fulfilling.

To Abraham:

Gen 12:2,3 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and will curse him that curseth thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Gen 18:18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and a mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Gen 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

To Isaac:

Gen 26:3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with three, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath that I sware unto Abraham thy father.

To Jacob:

Gen 28:14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

To Israel:

Psalm 22:27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

Here are six important verses that are used to support the doctrine of universal racial salvation. Indeed, they do appear to give valid support on the surface. But do they actually say what the religious translators make them say? Is this the problem here?

THE "FAMILIES OF THE EARTH" BEING BLESSED IN ABRAHAM

The major source of error in these blessing passages is what we mean by certain words. We have different words translated as earth and ground, countries and the land, as also occurs with the words translated nations, families and kindreds. Although an extensive technical Hebrew language exposition is beyond the scope of this paper, there are things that need to be pointed out.

Originally Abraham was told to go from his father’s house unto a land (= eretz) that God would show him. If eretz here means the whole Earth, then Abraham must have gone to another planet! Abraham was told, "all The ‘Earth’ which thou seeth, I will give thee". He was told to arise and walk through that "earth". Did Abraham walk across the whole globe? So we have to ask if this ‘earth’ is the whole earth or the Promised Land. It is not all the ‘eretzs of all the races on earth, because each race had its own eretz, e.g. The Land of Egypt, the Land of Maob, etc. Abraham was told to get himself out of his present earth and to go to THE earth. There are many references that give confirmation of the meaning. "THE earth" does not mean the whole globe, but rather that portion belonging to the particular area or person under consideration.

Contrary to popular presentation, we must note that in Genesis 12:3, the ‘them’ in "I will bless them" is plural, whereas the ‘him’ in "I will curse him" is singular. The Hebrew allows for two possible translations of be blessed, namely:

may be blessed in, or by, association with thee, and

may bless themselves [as the RV footnote says].

The latter translation on a grammatical basis rather changes the popular acceptance!!

Some awkward questions could be posed here if it was to be taken that "all nations" had the meaning of "every race on earth":

If those who curse Abraham are cursed, how could those so cursed be part of "all nations" which were to be blessed?
Were the Egyptians blessed or cursed through Israel’s presence during their captivity and also in the Exodus?
When the Children of Israel went into the Promised Land, they were told to exterminate all the Canaanite nations. Was not that an unusual way of blessing the Canaanites? After all, they were supposed to be part of all nations. Likewise Amalek was to be exterminated.
In Deut 23:6, God commanded Israel that they should not seek the peace or the prosperity of the Ammonites and the Moabites right up to the end of the age. Ezra 9:12 indicates similar treatment of the non-Israelites in the land. This is hardly a blessing on those nations, is it?
When The House of Judah was in captivity in Babylon, is there any evidence of Israel being a blessing to Babylon?
When the House of Israel was in captivity in Assyria, did this make the Assyrians blossom?
In prophecy why are all the forecasts concerning non-Israel nations always detailing them as being servants to Israel and for them to perish if they refuse this destiny? This is so right up to the end of the age.
The promise to Abraham was to "ALL" nations without any exceptions. "All" cannot include those who are cursed and those God says that He hates. Hence "all" means all the nations of Israel.

Throughout Scripture, Israel was "to dwell alone and shall not be reckoned among the nations" -[Num 23:9]. Prophecy sustains this to the end.

Daniel 7:27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve him.

Isaiah 60:12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

Zech 14:16,17 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came up against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

Israel and Judah were scattered among all nations, but are these other nations to be blessed? Jeremiah does not agree. It is important to register how the phrase, "all nations" is used.

Jer 30:11 … though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet I will not make a full end of thee …

Jeremiah repeats this in Jer 46:28, addressing this to Jacob. Here "all nations" does not include Israel. In both Hebrew and Greek, "all", "every", "whosoever" are confined to all of the context, and include nothing outside of the context.

In all these Scriptures we can see the unique place of Israel among the other nations. This continues after Jesus returns and Israel reigns with God over the other nations. Finally there will be no more death. What a blessing! The blessing is either given by this seed, or by the Act of God.

A FURTHER LOOK AT THE EXCLUSIVENESS OF ISRAEL

The British-Israel concept of ultimately including all other races is not valid, but is a hangover from members’ church days.

The verses listed below are all addressed to Israel and not to anyone else! In reading them, please take note of the emphasised words in each verse to see that this is so.

Exodus 6:7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be unto you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God ¼

We start here with the separation of Israel from other peoples. God, who is addressing Israel, is saying that He will be the God of this one people. Here it is Jehovah who is Israel’s creator. Throughout the Bible we cannot find any specific verse which says the God of the Bible is other than the God of Israel.

Exodus 19:5,6 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people, for all the earth is mine. And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.

The words "above all people" immediately states that there is a different relationship established between God and Israel that does not apply to other races. It was Jesus who later said that unless a person was born "from above" he would not be able to see the Kingdom of Heaven, confirming they must come from the same people. The very Greek prefix "ano" suggests "upwards" or "superior". Furthermore, the expressions "Kingdom of Priests and "an holy nation" as a direct quotation is found in 1 Peter 2:9 [a royal priesthood] showing the people are the same. No other race is spoken of in this same unique way. This rather eliminates the, "for the salvation of every individual in the world who accepts Him as the Son of God and as their personal saviour" as given as a premise in the quotations taken from British Israel sources.

This racial separation is further stressed:

Lev 20:26. Ye shall be holy [separate] unto me, for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.

Here we find a clarity that witnesses the racial separation of Israel from other races. The Hebrew word "badal" means "to separate, distinguish, select, divide and to sever utterly". The basic meaning of the words holy and holiness in both Testaments conveys the idea of being "separate or set apart". God Himself is spoken of as "The Holy One of Israel", but never as being the Holy One of any other race. Thus, in both Testaments, a "holy nation" means a "separated" nation. ~~The~~ Holy Spirit (no definite article) is also the Spirit of separation upon the "holy nation". In Scripture we can find reference to "The Holy People" [Daniel 8:24], referring to Israel. When God severed Israel from the other races, there is no indication that the separation was to be for any limited period. In fact, it is the opposite that is shown.

Deut 4:7,8. For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them ¼ what nation is there so great that hath statutes and judgements so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day.

This verse establishes that the Law was given to Israel alone. Moses, speaking to Israel alone, declares in verse 13 that this involves the Ten Commandments. The Old Testament was made with Israel alone, even if there were a mixed multitude present with them at that time. The issue here is law and covenant relationship.

Deut 4:37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them ¼

The genetic relationship between fathers and seed cannot be avoided! This reference continues through the New Testament!

Deut 7:6 For thou art an holy [separate] people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all the people that are upon face of the earth.

This is not a popular teaching, but it is one of the early Bible statements about the unique, racially exclusive, place of Israel among all the other races. If Israel were to disappear as a race from the Bible, prophecy would forecast this. In the New Testament, Paul asks the question, "Hath God cast away His people? – No! – God forbid"-[Rom 11:1]. At that point in time, Israel was separated into two Houses of whom "part" were blinded [v7], but Israel as a whole "hath not obtained".

Deut 32:9 For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of His inheritance.

There is not one Scripture anywhere that says any race other than Israel is genetically God’s inheritance.

Deut 33:29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like thee, O people saved by the Lord ¼

People are taught or like to think that God is unbiased or unselective, but as a Sovereign God He can do whatever pleases Him. Paul says, "and so ALL ISRAEL shall be saved" -[Romans 11:26].

Numbers 23:9 ¼ lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

In the New Testament, the call is still to "come out from among THEM and touch not the unclean". It is God who made this sexual or physical separation for all time. Israel is not to interact with other races in any such common purpose or become unequally yoked with other races, particularly with their idols. This brings God’s judgement upon transgressors.

2 Sam 7:23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself and to make him a name …

We must note the singular emphasis here that tells us the same story about Israel being the one people Jesus came to redeem.

Psalm 78:5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a Law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers ¼

The triad, "Jacob, Israel and fathers" is a three-fold bond that cannot be broken. Again we find here the confirmation that the Law was given to Israel. In the New Testament, we find the same expressions, "fathers, Jacob and Israel" which show the New Testament is addressed to the same people - those who had the Old Testament. That is, they are all Israelites by race.

Psalm 147:19,20 He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgements unto Israel. ¼ as for his judgements, they [the other races] have not known them.

This is a very clear statement that His Word is not given to other races! This is not a popular concept or teaching but it is confirmed in both Testaments. But if God declares that He hath not dealt so with any nation, we dare not question it! Israel is unique by God’s sovereign choice.

Psalm 148:14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even the children of Israel, a people near to him.

This Scripture defines who and who only are saints. "Saints" appears in the New Testament without any new definition. It is God who made this separation for all time. Also, we do not find other races being "near" to God.

Isaiah 41:8-9 But thou, Israel art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

"The seed" – this word is very important, as it defines which part of Abraham’s seed is continually referred to in both Testaments, as being God’s people racially. Not all the nations that spring from Abraham are regarded as his seed. Only the nation ‘named’ or ‘called’ "IN Isaac" is to be so regarded. Jacob and his descendants were accepted as this seed. To show this, Jacob was named ‘Israel’ - that is, he was given God’s name. Thus Jacob was the seed named in Isaac.

Isaiah 43:1 But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

This verse includes the words, "created" and "formed" that are not the same. Jacob was "created", but Israel was "formed".

Formed yatsar To fashion, form or make.

Created bara In context, this is to create.

Redeemed gawal Bought back, ransomed, recovered or avenged.

These things are never said of any other race. If God chose every race there would be no election, choosing or buying back. All mankind would be the same! These expressions continue through the New Testament. Do they sound familiar? There is a difference between the expressions the sons of Jacob and the children of Israel through Scripture, one being ‘created’ with the other being ‘formed’. Those ‘formed’ by fully believing God come from among those who are the natural descendants. We find a similar difference between Genesis 1 and Genesis 2.

Isaiah 45:4 For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee ¼

Note: the elect is an important term also which defines God’s selection of a people [singular] which is genetic [national Israel]. Elect or bachiyr means "chosen one" [singular]. Jesus and the New Testament writers use the term in a way that does not change.

Isaiah 46:3 Hearken unto me, O House of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb.

Note: This defines the racial origin of Israel as being from the womb of Sarah [see also Isaiah 51:1,2, the hole of the pit]. This is expanded later in this book.

Isaiah 49:3 ¼ thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

This shows Israel is God’s servant people. This again is a continuing expression that is used of those fulfilling God’s purposes. "Servant" is sometimes applied to other races that God is using to discipline Israel so that Israel might glorify God. God does not say that He will be glorified in any other race but Israel. In the New Testament we will see that "and they glorified the God of Israel" [Matthew 15:31]. They did not glorify the "God of all races that believed in Jesus" as the British-Israel quotes suggest.

Isaiah 53:8 ¼ for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

"My people" here are either God’s people or Isaiah’s people (who are the same people). It is popular to extend this limitation so that other races can be included. This is not valid; they are Israel only. This much-loved chapter with its "all we like sheep have gone astray" speaks of Jesus being wounded for our transgressions with mention of "we" and "our". "My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there" in Isaiah 52:4 gives expression and positive identity of the people being addressed and this follows through to the following chapter. The "sheep" who had gone astray are the ones whom the Good Shepherd came to seek and to save.

Isaiah 59:20,21 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob saith the Lord. As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.

It is impossible to spiritualise seed or "seed’s seed"; they are genetic terms which are on-going.

There does not appear to be a single reference to any other nation than Israel to whom the Redeemer would come. He is always The Redeemer of Israel and it is, as stated, to be forever. Jesus came to "visit and redeem His People" -[Luke 1:68]. Jesus is the Kinsman-Redeemer of Israel. There is never any suggestion of any others than Israel being redeemed. From which broken Law-covenant would the other races need redeeming? Recall again how only Israel was given the statutes and judgements and only Israel needed redemption from that Law which they had broken.

We see that the covenant is for all generations to seed’s seed of Jacob, and it is to those who turn from transgression in JACOB whom the Redeemer saves. Here again we have the Spirit that is of the anointed race. Israel has, "My Spirit which IS upon thee". This is not commonly taught today. We will see that this is the same presentation as that in the New Testament, believe it or not. This Scripture is not acceptable to tradition. Guess why? It is because racial Israel stays exclusive as being "Jacob’s seed". Of the end of this age we read:

Jer 50:4 In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the Children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their God.

A much talked about subject is the regathering of Israel which is supposed to be presently taking place in Palestine, but "and at that time" is not the present activity in the Israeli state. What is being established is just who is to be regathered. Is it a multi-racial church or is it only the House of Israel and the House of Judah [that is, the Twelve Tribes of Israel]? The latter is the consistent and frequent Biblical presentation, as it is in the verse above [see also Ezekiel 37:15-28 in particular]. The picture painted is always of a still very exclusive Israel. The House of Israel and the House of Judah are exclusive from the heathen races all around. This shows that at the end of the New Testament age they are still exclusive. So they must be exclusive through the New Testament age, even until the regathering. Note that there is no pattern of prophecy that presents any non-Israel content in the regathering, so something must be wrong with the traditional teachings.

Jer 51:19 The portion of Jacob is not like them [that is, Babylon]; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of His inheritance: the Lord of Hosts is his name.

This completely excludes "Babylon" from God’s inheritance. The timing of this event is at the end of the New Testament age. Again, national Israel must go through the age. Israel is to be the rod over the other races to rule with God. If Israel means "Ruling with God", we need to ask how all races could be Israelites, if all races are the same!

Ezek 37:26-28 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them it shall be an everlasting covenant with them … and the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

This shows that God’s covenant is with Israel alone, and that the other races will be aware of this when God comes to dwell with His People Israel. The timing, again, is the end of the age at Jesus’ return and when God’s sanctuary is in the midst of Israel and nowhere else.

Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up … which standeth for the children of thy [Daniel’s] people: ¼

At the end of the age it is still only "thy people" who are delivered. Israel is still in existence as a people at the time of the end and through the New Testament age. Michael does not stand up for other races.

Hosea 1:11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, ¼

This and other quotations from the Minor Prophets are included to show the "unity of the Scriptures" that always presents the exclusive nature of Israel. Hosea again defines who is regathered, and also the timing. We will see that the children of Judah and the children of Israel are not united until this time. There is no suggestion of there being any other race, or of a multi-racial "Church" comprising of "Jews and Gentiles", as being part of the regathering of the remnant of Israel in these minor prophets. It is always the two Houses who are regathered and come together.

Hosea 14:1-5 O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God … I will be as the dew unto Israel: ¼

This is at the time of the regathering when Israel as a nation returns to The Lord Thy God. [v9, Who is wise … he shall understand these things]. No other race is being asked to return to Israel’s God.

Joel 2:27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel ¼

Joel 3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshapet, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

Again, there is no change prophetically about which nation God is in the midst of or which nation He will be in the midst of at this future time.

Amos 3:2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: ¼

The word used for "known" cannot be treated fully here, but it does not mean to acknowledge. It is used more as "to recognise as a fact, revelation knowledge" or "to discern" in an intimate and chosen way. Here there is the complete isolation of Israel from the other races.

Note: This is important when we come to the New Testament where it refers to those who were foreknown of God. This identifies the people as being the same nation in both Testaments; those who were foreknown in the New Testament are those who were known in the Old Testament.

Micah 2:12 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel: ¼

Are there still any lingering doubts that no other races are ever mentioned at this time of regathering?

Habakkuk 3:13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy People, ¼

Zephaniah 3:13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, ¼

There are a host of other Old Testament Scriptures that could have been quoted.

GOD PLACES HIS NAME ON THE ONE PEOPLE

Numerous references refer to "My name" as being placed upon the Children of Israel. For example:

Deut 28:10 And all the people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.

Numbers 6:27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Deut 26:19 And to make thee [that is, Israel] high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy [separate] people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken.

The name of Jehovah [AV The Lord] is exclusive upon Israel as a race. "All the people of the earth" then does not include the Children of Israel, in this case. The name placed upon the Children of Israel who obey God is that of Jehovah Himself. God Himself decides just where He will place His Name, whether it be on a people or a place [Deut 26:2: "which the Lord THY God shall choose to place His Name there"].

This separation of Israel from all the other races is always distinct, but their blessing is conditional upon their obedience. We can now look at the New Testament in the light of what we have seen in the Old Testament.

The New Testament Scriptures show no disharmony or change of position from that which is written in the Law, the Psalms and the Prophets. In view of what has been written and shown from the Old Testament, this might be seen for the first time with new eyes. It will come as a shock for some people to realise that exclusiveness of Israel continues throughout the New Testament, because this cuts across the traditional doctrine that Israel is now "The Church" and that this Church is multi-racial. Redemption from the broken Law-covenant can never be multi-racial or universal, since only Israel was given the Law as a covenant. That is why this foundation has to be shown in detail in the last chapter.

In the quotations made from the New Testament you will note many references to "the fathers" referring to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The people addressed in the Acts and the epistles are the children [descendants] of these fathers, the fathers of Israel. It is not just to Abraham in isolation in the way most use this to try to say Abraham’s seed is a spiritual seed.

The harmony mentioned concerning the law being given to Israel is amply confirmed in the New Testament.

Rom 9:4 Who are Israelites, to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

So, the promises, covenants and the adoption do not apply to any but Israelites!

EACH BOOK IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

The New Testament Scriptures below are in direct contrast to the way, "Go into all the world" is interpreted as a doctrine. This may also be a shock and so we will look through some of these. We will quote from Gospel selections to save repetition and then comment from each book of the New Testament in order. Please note carefully the emphasised words, because this will help understanding.

Luke 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

There is no suggestion that any other than the Children of Israel will be turned to God. The "many", rather than "all", is found a number of times within the New Testament.

Luke 1:32,33 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, ¼

Jesus is always spoken of as being the ruler of Israel nationally, the "House of Jacob" including all the tribes. The House of Jacob is still the very same entity in the New Testament as it was in the Old Testament. This Throne [indicating Kingdom] is to be restored TO JACOB. God’s promises will be fulfilled in those to whom they were made. Everything that offends will be gathered OUT of the Kingdom, Jesus tells us.

Luke 1:54,55 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; as he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever.

Mercy is always spoken of as being to Israel only. This promise of mercy was to The Fathers and to their seed of Israel only. Israel is the servant race as this verse says. "The Fathers" were not the fathers of all races. Scripture does not present God as being the father of all peoples. Is there record of any other seed to whom God spake other than to the seed of Abraham? Some want to take the traditional position that the seed is now spiritual and not racial. Accordingly this can be looked into further in my paper entitled "Seeds, Natural and Spiritual". But there is no suggestion of a "spiritual seed" in all of these Scriptures. They are too precise and specific! When we see that they are fulfilment of the Old Testament prophecy we have harmony.

Luke 1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people.

There is never any mention of redemption for any outside of Israel. Here they are described as His People. Jesus is always spoken of as being The Redeemer of Israel. Israel in the Old Testament is a precise racial term. None of all these Scriptures provide evidence of any change in that fact in the New Testament.

Luke 1:73,74 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, that he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

As in all Scripture, the pronouns cannot be generalised. We and us contrast with enemies as two defined groups. Here the pronouns define a racial origin. There is much more about this through the New Testament as we will see.

Luke 1:77 To give the knowledge of salvation unto his People …

Again, is any other race included in the giving of the knowledge of salvation? Is it possible for any race but Israel to know salvation from the sin of breaking the Law since the Law was given specifically to Israel alone? This confirms the Old Testament prophetic Scriptures. This is a very specific statement of God’s purpose. Dare we meddle with God’s stated purpose?

Luke 2:34 ¼ this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; ¼

There is no mention of races other than Israel.

Matt 1:21 ¼ and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.

This again is confirmation of the Scriptures already quoted and is just as specific as to who would be saved. One of the major problems traditionalists have is to find any continuing pattern of prophecy in the Old Testament that would back up their position that His People now includes all races. As pointed out earlier, the people Jesus saves from their sins here are already His people before they are saved.

Matt 2:6 ¼ for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

This defines the people of whom Jesus is the Lord and the race of which He is King. This is a straight statement of the fulfilment of prophecy made many times.

Matt 15:24 I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

It is impossible for the followers of the present traditional teachings to cope with this Scripture so it is ignored. There is a translation difficulty in this verse also, the word but meaning if not and therefore it includes the House of Judah as well. Jesus was then in the coasts of Tyre and Sidon but, as He says, He had other sheep which were not of the fold within Palestine. He dispatched His disciples to the House of Israel, the bulk of whom were scattered outside of Judea, mainly about Northern Greece and parts of the old Grecian empire. Note that Jesus even confirms the separation between Galilee and Jewry [John 7:1 and John 11:54].

Why should we not do the same instead of calling both parties "The Jews"? This is an error of tradition. The House of Israel were not so "lost" that the disciples could not find them, were they?

Matt 15:31 ¼ and they glorified the God of Israel.

This is a clear statement of whom He is the God.

Matt 19:28 ¼ in the regeneration, … ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Dare we say "The Church" has taken the place of the Twelve Tribes of Israel at the Time of the Regeneration, which is yet to come? The "Church" is not what we have been led to believe, as we will see.

Mark 12:29 The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord;

Is anyone other than Israel requested to "hear"? Only Israel can "hear". Remember how Jesus said in John 8:43 to the Edomite leaders of Jewry, Ye cannot hear my words? There is still the synagogue of Satan who call themselves "Jews" or Judeans [Rev 2:9 and Rev 3:9] who cannot "hear". These could not be of the House of Judah, as they claimed to be. Could this part of Jewry possibly be part of the Church of God or of the Israel of God? It is common to hear that the Israel of God is the multi-racial church, and then to use this statement as the basis of argument! It is easy to say anything without backing it up and especially without the full Biblical basis of argument.

John 1:11,12 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, ¼

Jesus came to his own territory, wherein was the temple, but all of His own people there did not receive Him as having any authority over what was His. Those of His own who believed, received, accepted and recognised Him were given the authority to once again become placed [that is, re-instated; AV: adopted] as the sons of God.

John 1:31 … but that he should be manifest to Israel ¼

Can we find reference to Jesus being manifest to others than Israelites? That is all men of Israel.

Acts 1:6 Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

The restoration of the Kingdom to Israel is a subject which the traditional teachings refuse to emphasise, despite Jesus’ instruction that this must be our priority prayer and the time to look forward to when His Will will be done IN EARTH, as it is in Heaven. This instruction is a statement of the Will of God. Instead of preaching the Kingdom, and the remnant out of Israel who will find it, traditional teaching preaches that the "Church" will be raptured away from Earth! But, the saints [separated ones] are to reign on earth when the Kingdom is restored to Israel.

Acts 2:17 ¼ your sons and your daughters shall prophesy …

The specific your refers to the children of those being spoken to and again there is, as usual, no mention of any who did not have the Fathers as their pro-genitors being able to prophesy! The people being addressed are described in verse 22 as being men of Israel. And Joel’s prophecy which is the basis of this verse was only to Israel!

Acts 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words, ¼

Acts 3:12,13 Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? ¼ the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers ¼

Can we pretend these men of Israel were from other racial stock?

Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know …

This is specifically limited to Israelites.

Acts 2:39 For the prom